Carlos Motta
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Carlos Motta (boxer)
Carlos Motta Taracena is a retired boxer from Guatemala who competed in the light flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California....
Carlos Eduardo Santos Motta (born February 25, 1955) is a retired competitive judoka from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montréal, Canada. Nicknamed "Tico" he won the silver medal at the 1975 Pan American Games
1975 Pan American Games
The 7th Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the 2nd Pan American Games were held there...
in the men's middleweight division (– 80 kg), after a loss in the final against Canada's Rainer Fischer
Rainer Fischer
Rainer Fischer is a retired Canadian judoka, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He won the gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in the men's middleweight division .-References:* *...
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